Rise and Shine (Aswad album)

Rise and Shine is a studio album by British reggae band Aswad, released in 1994 through Bubblin' Records. It peaked at number 38 on the UK Albums Chart and at number 69 on the Dutch Album Top 100.

Rise and Shine
Studio album by
Released1994
GenreReggae
Length47:11 (w/ bonus tracks)
LabelBubblin' Records
ProducerAswad
Aswad chronology
Too Wicked
(1990)
Rise and Shine
(1994)
Rise and Shine Again!
(1995)
Singles from Rise and Shine
  1. "Shine"
    Released: 6 June 1994
  2. "Warriors"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album spawned two singles: "Shine" and "Warriors", both made it to the UK Singles Chart at No. 5 and No. 33 respectively. Its lead single, "Shine", became the group's second biggest hit after their version of "Don't Turn Around".

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Day by Day"3:30
2."Shine" (Beatmasters 7" Mix)3:39
3."Fever"3:56
4."2 Makes 1"3:31
5."Warriors Charging"4:40
6."World of Confusion"4:04
7."Pickin' Up"3:50
8."Give Me a Reason"3:41
9."Deeper Than Deep"4:29
10."So Good"4:01
11."Heartbeat"4:24
12."Lay My Troubles Down"3:46
Japan bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Shine"4:15
14."Rhythm of Life"7:19
Total length:47:11

Personnel

  • Angus "Drummie Zeb" Gaye – lead vocals, drums, backing vocals, programming, mixing
  • Brinsley "Dan" Forde – lead vocals, guitar, backing vocals
  • Dennis Anthony "Tony Gad" Robinson – lead vocals, bass, keyboards, backing vocals, programming
  • Paul "Jazzwad" Yebuah – drums
  • Carlton Courtney "Bubblers" Ogilvie – drums, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Michael "Cool Walk" Martin – bass, keyboards
  • Stanley "Soon Come" Andrew – guitar, backing vocals, programming
  • John David Holliday – guitar, backing vocals
  • Joseph Crawley "Jo" Cang – guitar, backing vocals
  • Alan Glass – keyboards, programming
  • Winston Rollins – horns
  • Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton – horns
  • Brian Edwards – horns
  • Janet Kay – backing vocals
  • Viveen Wray – backing vocals
  • Trevor Steel – backing vocals
  • Solomon – deejay
  • Anthony "Chukki Star" Williams – deejay
  • Yootie General – deejay
  • Peter "Mash" Morgan – programming, engineering, mixing
  • James Reynolds – engineering (track 2)
  • Tony Cousins – mastering

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[2] 69
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 38
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[4] 8

References

  1. "Rise and Shine – Aswad | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. "Dutchcharts.nl – Aswad – Rise And Shine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. "Aswad Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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